cover image Black Moonlight: A Marjorie McClelland Mystery

Black Moonlight: A Marjorie McClelland Mystery

Amy Patricia Meade, . . Midnight Ink, $14.95 (233pp) ISBN 978-0-7387-1559-9

Set in 1935, Meade's well-crafted fourth Marjorie McClelland cozy (after 2008's Shadow Waltz ) takes mystery author Marjorie and her new husband, British millionaire Creighton Ashcroft, to the Ashcroft family's private island off Bermuda. The newlyweds expect to have the island's mansion to themselves and two faithful servants, but instead they're met by a bevy of Ashcrofts, including Creighton's father's secretary-turned-wife. Soon after shocking announcements at a most unpleasant family dinner, someone deals Creighton's disagreeable father, who cheated on Creighton's late mother, a fatal blow to the head. Marjorie provides invaluable assistance to the local police investigating her father-in-law's murder, even as her beloved Creighton becomes the prime suspect. With great aplomb, Marjorie ferrets out the truth in a traditional whodunit that boasts nary a dull moment. (June)